Barney's Band

Barney & Friends Episode
"Barney's Band"
Air date	November 9, 1998
Written by	Troy Charles
Directed by	Fred Holmes
About
Theme	Band Instruments
Characters	Barney Ashley Jeff Keesha Robert Mr. Boyd Scooter McNutty Miss Etta Kette Marching Band Musicians
Episode Guide
Previous	"The One And Only You"
Next	"Try It, You'll Like It!"

"Barney's Band" is the sixth episode from the fifth season of Barney & Friends.

Plot

When the children discover their friend Mr. Boyd playing his sousaphone, they imagine what it would be like to be in a real band. With the help of Barney and the Barney Bag, the children make their own band instruments. Mr. Boyd joins in by demonstrating the different sounds of band instruments and Barney surprises everyone with a visit from a real marching band.

Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song"
2. "When the Saints Go Marching In (Instrumental)"
3. "When I'm Old Enough to Join the Band"
4. "Oh, When We March"
5. "The Barney Bag"
6. "Our Friend Barney Had A Band"
7. "When I Grow Up"
8. "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain (Instrumental)"
9. "I Love You"

Release

Adaptations

In Baniwa Chingudeul, the Korean co-production of Barney & Friends, "Laugh With Me!" was sung. In addition, the plot was changed from a character being disappointed over a band cancellation (a la the US version) to the kids being disappointed that they can't play the musical instruments well at first.

International edits

In some international versions, this episode was shortened.

Trivia

• This episode marked:
  • The only episode where Mr. Boyd appeared with Keesha and Jeff.
    • However, he will later appear with the latter two in "Barney's Beach Party".
  • The final time Ashley and Mr. Boyd appeared together.
  • The final episode Ashley and Keesha appeared together.
  • The first time Robert and Mr. Boyd appeared together.
  • The only season 5 episode where Jeff and Robert appeared together.
  • The only time "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" is instrumentally played.
  • The second time a real marching band appears in the franchise. The first time was in "Barney Live! In New York City".
• It's revealed that Jeff's elder brother plays the clarinet in a band.
• It's revealed that Mr. Boyd used to play the sousaphone when he was in the school band.
  • Additionally, it's shown that he can play trombone, saxophone, clarinet, drums, and flute with some proficiency.
• It's revealed that Jeff's favorite instrument is the clarinet, and Ashley's favorite instrument is the flute, considering that they said they wanted to play these instruments when they grew up.
• Ashley wore the same shirt that Alissa will later wear in "Aunt Rachel Is Here!".
• “When I Grow Up” is now played in D-Flat major and E-Flat major.

Goofs

• The Barney doll wears a bandleader’s hat and baton at the end of the episode. However, the Barney costume did not wear a bandleader’s hat and baton on at any point in this episode.
• The kids left their backpacks upstairs, but they leave through the gate at the end without them.